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Check out the digital edition of the November 2014 issue of Accounting Today.

Sageworks has struck a marketing partnership with the American Institute of CPAs, which will offer members of the AICPA’s Forensic & Valuation Services Section a discount on Sageworks Valuation Solution.

A strong, positive culture is essential for achieving successful innovation and increased revenue, according to a new survey by the accounting firm Plante Moran.

Singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell was referring to environmental impacts when she sang, “Don’t it always seem to go/That you don’t know what you’ve got/Till it’s gone” in Big Yellow Taxi. But chances are, many accountants have the same thought after a client leaves the practice—especially someone who was with the firm for several years.

CPAs are expanding the range of specialties and advisory services they are offering clients, according to Carl Peterson, vice president of small firm interests at the American Institute of CPAs.

I’ve been around a long time and did some really great things. I’ve also made some mistakes. The mistakes linger on my mind more than many of the great things, and I am sharing some of the mistakes here.

The shift from CPA to financial advisor requires a shift in mindset.

The leader of a prominent African American CPA firm in Miami has decided to rename his firm and sharpen his focus on consulting services.

KPMG LLP has created a new group within the firm known as KPMG Strategy to help business clients execute enterprise-wide transformation strategies.

The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission, also known as COSO, is planning a project to review and update its decade-old Enterprise Risk Management–Integrated Framework.

Last week I told the story of how we were hired to prepare corporate tax returns at a much higher fee than the client said they wanted to pay. This client grew to become our largest client. Here is how it happened.

Business clients see their accountant as a trusted resource with the knowledge and expertise to help them improve their business and avoid pitfalls.

Baby boomers have been driving and are expected to continue to drive an increase in the sale of businesses in the next decade, given their influential ownership of private companies.

Our weekly roundup of tax-related investment strategies and news your clients may be thinking about.

One time I received a call with a referral from another professional that was an adversary in a contentious deal on which I represented a client. I thanked him but expressed surprise since we seemed to always be at each other’s throats.

It’s important to get an up-close look at a client’s business in order to save it.

Technology offers small businesses the irresistible allure of success through the same tools used by larger companies.

The final tangible property regulations issued by the Internal Revenue Service last year included a new provision for small taxpayers to help alleviate the tedious process and extent of documentation now required for compliance.

In last week’s column, I discussed how I went about saving a client’s business that the IRS was in danger of closing. Now here is the nitty-gritty.

The AICPA recently produced an infographic showing how accountants are viewed by business decision makers.